01 October 2018 Pacific Ocean Division Enhancing Partner Disaster Response Capabilities KATHMANDU, Nepal -- The Pacific Ocean Division (POD) is engaging with strategic international partners to improve and enable partner disaster response capabilities.POD participated in the United States Army Pacific (USARPAC) Pacific Resilience Disaster Response Exercise and Exchange (DREE), Sept...
01 October 2018 Air Force Surgeon General Visits Kunsan, Reviews Innovative Contingency Medical Support KUNSAN AIR BASE, Republic of Korea -- The 8th Medical Group showcased their capabilities during a visit from Air Force Medical Service leadership here Sept. 25, 2018.U.S. Air Force Surgeon General Lt. Gen. Dorothy A. Hogg and the Medical Enlisted Chief, Chief Master Sgt. G. Steve Cum, made a point...
01 October 2018 Under Secretary of the Navy Completes Orientation Visit to Guam GUAM -- Under Secretary of the Navy Thomas Modly completed an orientation visit to the island of Guam, Sept. 30, 2018.Modly was in the area to meet with local government officials to discuss bilateral and multilateral maritime security issues efforts and to meet with local U.S. military commands.A...
28 September 2018 Annual Mutual Defense Board and Security Engagement Board Reinforces U.S.-Philippine Alliance MANILA, Philippines -- Admiral Philip Davidson, Commander of the U.S. Indo-Pacific Command, and General Carlito Galvez, Chief of Staff of the Armed Forces of the Philippines, led the 2018 Mutual Defense Board and Security Engagement Board (MDB-SEB) at Camp Aguinaldo, Quezon City, on September...
28 September 2018 Underwater Construction Team 2 Renders Assistance following Plane Crash in Chuuk SANTA RITA, Guam -- U.S. Navy Sailors assigned to Underwater Construction Team (UCT) 2 rendered immediate assistance to the passengers and crew of Air Nuigini flight PX56, after it crashed into the lagoon near Chuuk, Federated States of Micronesia, International Airport, Sept. 28.Flight PX56 crashed...
28 September 2018 Wasp ARG, 31st MEU Conduct Defense of the Amphibious Task Force Drill in the South China Sea SOUTH CHINA SEA -- USS Wasp Amphibious Ready Group (ARG) with embarked 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) conducted an integrated Defense of the Amphibious Task Force (DATF) drill at sea Sept. 27.DATF scenarios focus Navy and Marine Corps forces on defending ARG shipping and the drills allowed the...
28 September 2018 Multinational Disaster Response Exercise Wraps Up in Nepal KATHMANDU, Nepal -- Soldiers, Airmen, Seamen and Marines assigned to U.S. Indo-Pacific Command worked together with more than 300 civilian and military disaster response professionals from 14 countries in Kathmandu for the Nepal Pacific Resilience Disaster Response Exercise and Exchange (DREE) 25-28...
28 September 2018 U.S. and Indian Soldiers Share Cordon and Search Techniques CHAUBATTIA MILITARY STATION, India -- Soldiers of the U.S. Army’s 1st Battalion, 23rd Infantry Regiment, and the Indian army’s 99th Mountain Brigade, trained on cordon and search techniques at Chaubattia Military Station, India, Sept. 25, 2018.Soldiers watched a demonstration that highlighted the...
27 September 2018 Under Secretary of the Navy Visits Fiji for Partnership Building SUVA, Fiji -- Under Secretary of the Navy Thomas Modly completed a partnership-building visit to Fiji on Sep. 27, 2018.Modly was in the area to meet with senior civilian and military officials to discuss bilateral and multilateral maritime security issues and efforts.Meetings were held with Acting...
27 September 2018 B-52 Conduct Missions Over the South China Sea, Indian Ocean JOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR-HICKAM, Hawaii -- B-52H Stratofortress bomber aircraft conducted operations in the South China Sea and Indian Ocean on Sept. 23 and Sept. 25, 2018 (HST).On Sept. 23, a U.S. Air Force B-52H Stratofortress bomber aircraft departed Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, and participated...